Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green says the club's manager Graham Potter faces an "unmanageable situation" with his inflated squad.
The Blues person spent £583m connected caller players successful the past 2 transportation windows nether proprietor Todd Boehly, with 8 caller signings arriving successful January.
Chelsea person won 2 of their past 14 games and Green says the fans are starting to crook connected Potter.
"With the magnitude of players there, it's an unmanageable situation," said Green.
Speaking connected BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, Green added: "Once the assemblage turns, it starts to get disfigured and the players get affected and spell into their shells.
"You tin already spot it from the players, from an attacking position and past it gets harder."
Chelsea person struggled successful beforehand of extremity and they person not scored doubly successful a crippled since the commencement of November. Despite each of their caller arrivals, they were incapable to motion a recognised striker past month.
Former Blues striker Chris Sutton says Potter "has had a batch to woody with".
"With truthful galore players coming in, helium is uncertain connected his starting line-up truthful helium has chopped and changed and you ne'er get continuity erstwhile you bash that," Sutton said connected the Monday Night Club.
"Goalscoring is simply a occupation and helium has kicked Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang retired truthful they bash not person a recognised striker.
"But I similar that Todd Boehly, connected the look of it, is backing him agelong term.
"They person astir apt looked astatine Arsenal and what has happened with Mikel Arteta wherever each their fans wanted him out, but they stuck with them and look astatine wherever they are now."
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